by The Chocolate Salon Comment Closed

We are proud to present the results of the 2020 CHOCOLATE BAR AWARDS Competition.

The International Chocolate Salon Awards for the 2020 CHOCOLATE BAR AWARDS are based on the combined total number of votes received by each entrant from the Judging Panel.

The Judging Panel consists of National and Regional Magazines, Newspaper and Blog Editors, plus Topic Experts, Local Chefs and Food Gurus.

The award winners below have the honor of being able to display and use the Official Award Winner title and award logos, as well as use items (such as the Award Winner lapel pin), as well as use Custom Award Certificates, and logo award merchandise.

Best Ingredient Combinations

 

GOLD

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre

SILVER

  • Delysia Chocolatier Wine & Cherries Chocolate Bark
  • Good Good Chocolates Philly Bar
  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

BRONZE

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison
  • Calgary ChocoSweeats Factorie Ginger Orange Turmeric

Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre

Best Taste

 

GOLD

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre

SILVER

  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar

BRONZE

  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

Best Texture

 

GOLD

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre

SILVER

  • Moser Roth Toffee Chocolate (Aldi)
  • Michael's Chocolates Hazelnut Crunch Bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar

BRONZE

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison
  • Baetz Chocolates Ethereal Bar
  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

Most Unique

 

GOLD

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison
  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar

SILVER

  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

BRONZE

  • Baetz Chocolates Ethereal Bar
  • Delysia Chocolatier Carrot Cake Chocolate Bark

Best Dark Chocolate Bar

 

GOLD

  • 17 Rocks Pty Ltd 85% Dark Chocolate

SILVER

  • Moser Roth Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt (Aldi)
  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar
  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

BRONZE

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison
  • Delysia Chocolatier Wine & Cherries Chocolate Bark
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Dark Chocolate Cherry
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Los Tres Colombianos
  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Baetz Chocolates Ethereal Bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Smoke Chocolate Ba
  • THE GOOD CHOCOLATE Himalayan Salt 65% Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar

Best Milk Chocolate Bar

 

GOLD

  • Moser Roth Milk Chocolate (Aldi)

SILVER

  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Half Lite Milk Chocolate

BRONZE

  • 17 Rocks Pty Ltd 45% Milk Chocolate

HONORABLE MENTION

  • THE GOOD CHOCOLATE Milk Chocolate 54% Zero Sugar Bar
  • Moser Roth Toffee Chocolate (Aldi)
  • Delysia Chocolatier Carrot Cake Chocolate Bark

Best Flavored Chocolate Bar

 

GOLD

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre
  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

SILVER

  • Moser Roth Toffee Chocolate (Aldi)

BRONZE

  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Dark Chocolate Cherry
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Los Tres Colombianos
  • Panache Chocolatier Smoke Chocolate Bar

Best Bar Design & Art (non packaging)

 

GOLD

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison
  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar

SILVER

  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

BRONZE

  • Baetz Chocolates Ethereal Bar

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre
  • Calgary ChocoSweeats Factorie Ginger Orange Turmeric
  • Calgary ChocoSweeats Factorie Himalayan Black Salt, Grapefruit & Goji Berry

Best Chocolate Bar

 

GOLD

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre

SILVER

  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar
  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel

BRONZE

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Michael's Chocolates Hazelnut Crunch Bar
  • Delysia Chocolatier Wine & Cherries Chocolate Bark

STAR RATINGS

 

4.5 STARS

  • Michael's Chocolates Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre
  • Wildwood Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel
  • Panache Chocolatier Columbian Gold Bar

4 STARS

  • Baetz Chocolates Return of the Bison
  • Wildwood Chocolate Pistachio Ginger
  • Wildwood Chocolate Blood Orange
  • Moser Roth Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt (Aldi)
  • Moser Roth Toffee Chocolate (Aldi)
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Half Lite Milk Chocolate
  • Michael's Chocolates Hazelnut Crunch Bar

3.5 STARS

  • Baetz Chocolates Ethereal Bar
  • Panache Chocolatier Smoke Chocolate Bar
  • Delysia Chocolatier Wine & Cherries Chocolate Bark
  • Delysia Chocolatier Carrot Cake Chocolate Bark
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Los Tres Colombianos
  • 17 Rocks Pty Ltd 85% Dark Chocolate
  • Moser Roth Milk Chocolate (Aldi)
  • For Pete's Sake Chocolate Dark Chocolate Cherry

3 STARS

  • Calgary ChocoSweeats Factorie Ginger Orange Turmeric
  • Good Good Chocolates Philly Bar
  • 17 Rocks Pty Ltd 45% Milk Chocolate
  • Calgary ChocoSweeats Factorie The Fruit King
  • Delysia Chocolatier Herbed Almond Chocolate Bark
  • 17 Rocks Pty Ltd 500BC Chilli
  • THE GOOD CHOCOLATE Salted Almond 65% Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar

JUDGES' COMMENTS

FAVORITES

  • It was a tie: Michael's Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Barre for the superb texture and flavor balance; For Pete's Sake Los Tres Colombianos for an ethereal, perfect blend of chocolate and coffee, with a long finish.
  • Delysia Carrot Cake Bark. So unusual..and it worked!
  • Michael's Bourbon Carmel Pecan and Baetz Chocolate Ethereal Bar - A tie
  • Delsyia wine and cherries
  • Panache Colombian Gold
  • Calgary Turmeric Ginger Orange
  • The Wildwoord Chocolate Honey Cardamom Caramel had excellent, creamy texture as well as the most interesting flavor combination. The honey tasted fruity and not at all cloying. Just a great combination! I also loved the Philly Bar's rich undertones from the stout.
  • Baetz Ethereal Bar and Return if the Bizon
  • The Good Chocolate salted almonds
  • Delysia Herbed Almond

COMMENTS & QUOTES

  • Enjoyed the creativity of ingredients - some very unexpected!...I'm not a white chocolate fan, but the Caramelized White Chocolate with Crunchy Hazelnuts was surprisingly good....I liked the Moser Roth concept of several little bars wrapped within the larger package (helps keep it fresh and prevents binging).
  • Delysia's Carrot Cake Bark was so unusual and so satisfying! Great combination of ingredients. Michael's Bourbon Caramel Pecan Barre was outstanding. Wonderful blend of ingredients with a bourbon kick! Wildwood Honey Cardamon Caramel was smooth and rich with a cardamon kick.. and so beautiful. Panache's Columbian Gold Bar had me panning for gold. Baetz's Ethereal Bar was just that-smooth and creamy, beautiful and delicious
  • For me, the Michael's Bourbon Carmel Pecan and Baetz Chocolate Ethereal Bar - had great flavors, mouth feel and after taste.
  • My favorite bars are those in which every element heightens the experience. The cocoa powder on Panache's Colombian Gold bar really did that for me.
  • Calgary Bars amazing taste and texture. . Himalayan Black Salt Grapefruit & Goji Berry was very strangely flavored.
  • ALDI INC. Moser Roth's packaging is not only elegant, but practical. You can open the package, take out as many individually wrapped mini bars as you wish. and close it up neatly. Love that! Wildwood's finish is beautiful; it promises a fine chocolate experience, and really delivers. The honey-cardamom combination was well-balanced and stunning. Definitely a memorable bar.
  • Baetz creates wonderful memorable tastes and textures of chocolate in artful unique packaging. Best of the best!
  • So impressed with the Calgary ChocoSweeats use of fruit and natural ingredients as the artwork for the bar itself. Exquisite! Panache Columbian Gold Bar set a high standard for taste with its opulent presentation of gold flakes, and did not disappoint. The flavors melded together to create a unique and memorable chocolate experience. For Pete's Sake knocked it out of the park with quality and balanced flavors for delicious taste in every category, especially the dark chocolate cherry bar. Baetz Return Of the Bison bar is stunning in its beauty, and perfect in its quality and flavor. What's better than a good stout and good dark chocolate? Good Good Chocolates Philly Bar, which feels like being at a ballgame with the addition of peanut butter, pretzels and buttery caramel. Delicious, wicked fun!
  • Calgary: These glorious designs using dried fruit are a real treat for the eyes! Real works of art, very inspired ... and inspiring.
  • Beatz Ethereal: absolutely love this packaging! Wildwood Cardamom and Honey Caramel with Sea Salt: Cardamom and chocolate is a definite win
  • The beauty of Baetz Chocolates is exquisite. The bold coloration and decorations on their chocolate bars is pure artistry. Pananche Chocolatier has mastered the presentation of their bars to perfectly match the flavors and essence in their bars. The Smoke Chocolate Bar's white chocolate marbling provides the illusion of the impending smokiness to come. The Columbian Gold Bar is precious in itself, with the abundant gold leaf decorations on a enchanting honeycomb mould design. Wildwood Chocolate's bar design for its Honey Cardamom Caramel is a work of art! A gorgeous intricate floral design entices your eyes and the bar satisfies your taste buds! Calgary ChocoSweets Factorie does a fabulous job in displaying the gorgeous dried fruits on their bars. The eye appeal is commanding. Delysia Chocolatier's Herbed Almond chocolate Bark provided a unique flavor experience. As I enjoyed the herbal flavors of Herbs de Provence, I was surprised by the umami savory qualities of their flavor combination.
  • Just a note to any and all chocolatiers who use ganache filling. Less sugar, please! A touch less in every case would have balanced out the delicious dark chocolate encasing it even better. Thank you!

 

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